Emotional reunion amid despair as Greece searches for shipwreck survivors

Syrian survivor Fedi, 18, who was rescued with other refugees and migrants at open sea off Greece after their boat capsized, cries as he reunites with his brother Mohammad, who came to meet him from Italy, at the port of Kalamata, Greece, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas

KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) -A Syrian teenager who survived a shipwreck that killed at least 78 people off Greece was emotionally reunited with his elder brother on Friday, but there was no news for other relatives searching for loved ones.

Witness accounts suggested between 400 and 750 people had packed the 20- to 30 metre-long (65- to 100-foot) fishing boat that capsized and sank early on Wednesday morning about 50 miles (80 km) from the southern coastal town of Pylos.